(57) Latch assembly forming part of a lever lock comprises the facility of releasing the
latch-bolt (20) to an extended position in which it can be rotated through 180° in
order to be accommodated to either a left- or right-opening door. For releasing the
latch-bolt (20) to this position, it is merely necessary to rotate the follower (54)
beyond a position corresponding to the normally retracted position of the latch-bolt
(20), thereby disengaging a releasable connection between a lever (58) associated
with the follower (54) and an abutment member (46) associated with that latch-bolt
slide (30). This connection is re-established by pushing the latch-bolt (20) from
its extended position back into its normal operative, projecting, position.
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